The Oakridge Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Lowell Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Oakridge is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Oakridge will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Oakland, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Warriors came out on top against the Oakers by a score of 12-9 on Saturday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Meanwhile, after a string of 12 wins, Lowell's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Umpqua Valley Christian.
Lowell saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Barrett Straight, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Another was Jamar Thurman, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Oakridge pushed their record up to 16-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Lowell, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
Oakridge couldn't quite get it done against Lowell in their previous meeting two weeks ago as they fell 7-4. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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